Elastel - EC212 Industrial DTU
The Elastel EC212 is a compact industrial DTU modem for Edge Connectivity data acquisition, Modbus Gateway, and communication applications.
- ★ 2x Isolated RS485/RS232 for industrial edge connectivity
- ★ 1x auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for LAN/WAN configurable
- ★ Built-in mPCIe slot for 4G LTE/3G/2G/NB-IoT/Cat M1 Cellular Network
- ★ Enhanced surge protection & Hardware Watchdog for reliablity
- ★ -40°C to +85°C Operating Temperature.
These versatile capabilities let EC212 perfect for Serial & Ethernet to Cloud over cellular network applications, or Serial-to-Ethernet gateway, etc.
Description
The EC212 is a compact industrial DTU for Edge Connectivity applications. It comes with 2 x RS485/232 serial ports, 1x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port, and a built-in Mini PCIe socket to support 4G LTE/3G/2G/NB-IoT/Cat M1 cellular module. These versatile capabilities makes it prefect for kinds of serial and Ethernet devices, such as PLCs, meters, and sensors, to datacenter over cellular network. Or as a serial-to-Ethernet Modbus gateway.
With full industrial-grade design, built-in hardware watchdog, and Linux based Easy-to-use configuration web portal, guarantee this ruggedized DTU reliably working on variety applications of industrial environment.
Leverage the web-based configuration and flexible secondary programmable, Elastel talented customers has configured and large-scale deployments EC212 for edge connectivity DTU, as well as tailor-made applications.
Cost-Effective Serial Hub
- Manage up to 62 serial slave nodes
- Each RS485/232 configured individually
- Multiple Datacenter links
Compact and Rugged
- 2x Isolated RS485 / RS232 + 1x 10/100Mbps ETH
- -40°C to +85°C Operating Temperature
- Enhanced surge protection & Hardware Watchdog
Uninterrupted Connectivity
- 1x mPCIe slot for 4G LTE/3G/2G/NB-IoT/Cat M1 Cellular Network
- Auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
- USB for WiFi module with driver pre-installed
Easy-to-use Firmware
- User-friendly Web-based configuration
- Standard Modbus Network Integration
- Linux based driver for other protocols
Applications
With compact industrial housing, the Arm-based CPU, and flexible Linux OS, EC212 could be in any kinds of your applications and PoC.
Edge connectivity DTU
Data collecting from Serial Ports or Ethernet port slave devices, converting and transmitting to local SCADA or cloud center.
Protocol gateways
With prebuilt Standard Modbus RTU/TCP protocol, and other protocols driver, like DNP3, Siemens S7, IEC101/104, OPC DA/UA, MQTT...... available.
Specification
| CPU | ARM Cortex-A7 @ 1.1GHz |
| Pre-installed OS | Linux 5.10 with pre-installed ElastPro software |
| DRAM | 64MB DDR2 |
| Storage Pre-installed | 256MB SLC Nand Flash |
| Storage Slot | SD slot x 1 |
| Serial Ports | 2 x RS-232/485 |
| Ethernet Ports | 1 x Auto-sensing 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for LAN/WAN configurable |
| Cellular module Slots | 1 x mPCIe slot for Cellular module |
| Number of SIMs | 1 |
| USB 2.0 | 1 x USB 2.0, type-A connector |
| Console Port | 1 x UART type-C connector |
| Buttons | 1x button for Reset and Upgrade |
| Power Input Voltage | 9 ~ 36 VDC, 9 ~ 24 VAC |
| Power Consumption | Working Mode: 5 W Peak Power: <10 W |
| LED Indicators | Power x 1, System (programmable) x1, Cellular WAN x1, ETH x1, COM trans x 4 (TX + RX) |
| Buzzer | Built-in buzzer x 1, for Warning alarm ( Programmable) |
| Alert Tools | External RTC (real-time clock) |
| Automatic Reboot Trigger | External WDT (watchdog timer) |
| Dimensions | 116mm × 111mm × 27mm (L×W×H) |
| Housing | IP30 Metal |
| Installation | DIN-rail mounting Wall mounting |
| Weight | 370 g (0.82 lb) |
| Ambient Relative Humidity | 5 to 95% (non-condensing) |
| Operating Temperature | -40 to 85°C (-40 to 185°F) |
| Industrial Protocols | Modbus RTU/ASCII Master/Slave, Modbus TCP/IP Server/Client, OPC UA. Other Protocols request respective protocol driver customization. |